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Member of Technical Staff
Job Location:
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 125000 - 200000
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
8 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Founding Fullstack Engineer
About Burnt
Burnt is building an agentic OS to replace legacy ERPs and automate how supply chain companies operate. Were starting with the food industrya $1T sector thats been underserved by modern softwareand building vertically integrated AI agents that take over the manual repetitive work ERPs were supposed to solve.
Our first product replaces the entire order management team at food distribution companies. Instead of emails texts and voicemails being manually keyed into ERPs our agent understands every customers habits shorthand and preferencesand turns messy inbound communication into structured ERP-ready orders in seconds.
Were a group of extremely competitive people and run through walls day in day out for our customers.
Why are we working on this
Founded by industry operators and backed by some of the best investors and operators in Silicon Valley were combining deep domain expertise with cutting-edge AI to reshape how global supply chains run. Our mission is ambitious: automate the 40% of labor currently hired just to operate broken systemsand free up humans to focus on what actually drives the business forward.
Were just getting started. Come build with us.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an entrepreneurial AI native engineer to join the founding team to help build our core suite of products. As our founding engineer youll have unprecedented influence in:
- Architecting our core AI agent system from the ground up
- Making critical technical decisions that will shape our products future
- Building and leading our engineering team and culture
- Working directly with founders to shape product strategy
The Technical Challenges Youll Solve
- Design and implement autonomous AI agents that can understand and execute complex supply chain workflows
- Build reliable orchestration systems for LLM-powered applications
- Create scalable integration patterns with existing ERP systems
- Develop robust monitoring and safety systems for AI agents
- Architect cloud-native infrastructure ready for enterprise scale
About You:
- Voracious learner. Youre on top of it. You love diving into new areas and exploring new models algorithms and technologies. You are building for where AI is 1-2 years from now not where it is today.
- Value clear communication. You recognize the importance of clear communication documented planning and transparent frequent feedback.
- Obsessed with greatness. Youve always known you were meant for something extraordinary - its not ego its an unshakeable inner certainty. The thought of settling for anything less than that feels fundamentally wrong.
- Figure it out mindset. Youre not scared of tough challenges even if it means you might not know all the answers.
- You care about the details. You believe the smallest details can make the biggest impact and take pride in getting them right.
- You tick every single one of the values below.
Core Requirements
- 35 years of hands-on experience with Python and core data science libraries (e.g. Pandas NumPy Scikit-learn)
- 3 years of frontend development with HTML CSS and JavaScript
- Proficient in modern frontend frameworks like and
- Experience building real-time UIs using WebSockets and/or real-time databases
- Strong understanding of various database types: relational (SQL) document columnar key-value and graph
- Proven experience building production-grade AI agents and workflow systems including observability evaluation frameworks and memory management
- Skilled at optimizing small language models for scalability and accuracy
- Comfortable deploying across major cloud providers (AWS GCP or Azure)
- Deep understanding of AI safety security and compliance best practices
Bonus
- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or a related field
- Strong machine learning foundation with a pulse on the latest in Generative AI
- Experience building frontend applications with
- Familiarity with Agile development practices and fast iteration cycles
- Natural leadership and clear communication skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and move fast
- Hands-on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g. LangChain LlamaIndex)
- Open-source contributions or personal ML/AI projects
- Experience scaling ML models in production environments
- Solid data engineering skillspipelines transformations and infrastructure
- Understanding of GPU infrastructure and model optimization for performance
Our Values
We play to dominate - Participation trophies dont exist in our world. We dont want to just be the best. We want to dominate.
Be delusional - We are going to change the global supply chain. We believe we will be the ones to do it. We never sacrifice long-term value for short-term results.
Outwork everyone - Being the best doesnt come easy. We strive to be better today than we were yesterday. We work harder longer and smarter than anyone else.
Run into the fire - We confront the toughest challenges head-on. Sometimes we fail but we brush ourselves off adapt learn and push forward with resilience.
Be obsessed - We always go the extra mile. We are obsessed with our customers. We are obsessed with building a generational business. We are looking for people who are obsessed with being the best.
Take care of the work and the work will take care of you - Stay honest. Leave your ego at the door. Work hard and good things will come your way.
Benefits & Equity
Competitive Salary
Start-up equity - 0.10%-2.00%
Flexible PTO
Salary Range Details
The compensation range for this position is set between $125000 and $200000 reflecting our market analysis and other relevant considerations. However exceptions may be made for candidates with qualifications that significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.
Location: On-site San Francisco CA
Employment Type: Full-time
Interview Process
- Initial conversation with CEO / CTO (60 mins)
- Whiteboard session with CTO (2 hours)
- Cultural round with CPO (30 mins)
- Work trial 2-14 days
- Final team conversation / decision (45 mins)
Why Join us Now
Youll be joining at the perfect time to:
Shape the technical architecture of an AI-first product in an old-school industry
Build and lead a world-class engineering team
Solve complex problems at the intersection of AI and enterprise software
Make a real impact on how global supply chains operate
Join us in building the future of intelligent autonomous supply chain agents. If youre excited about combining AI with real-world business problems wed love to talk.
Want to learn more
Email us at with your resume and a brief note about why youre interested in burnt.
P.S dont use AI to write your cover letter we will know and reject the application immediately.
